This month, we would like to recognize an extraordinary sarcoma survivor and RIS volunteer, Kraig Kuusinen. Kraig is an inspiring, kind and motivated sarcoma survivor and volunteer. Diagnosed in 1986, Kraig is now 30 YEARS cancer free from sarcoma!!! A year after his original diagnosis, Kraig began twitching in his arms and legs. Kraig was…
With this issue of the RIS Update, we officially welcome Julieann Selden as the editor of the RIS electronic newsletter and express our deep appreciation to Raúl Zavaleta who has edited this publication for the last three and one-half years. Raúl, who lives in San Francisco, works for Intuitive Surgical as a project manager. While…
As Vice President of Custom Business Forms (CBF), Frank has helped us advance and promote our mission by providing exceptional printing services that we couldn’t do without—most of our brochures, flyers, posters and annual reports come from Custom Business Forms.In addition to his contributions through CBF, Frank also volunteers in the Marketing and PR Committee…
This month, we would like to recognize Sarah Giga, a long time RIS Board member and passionate leader. Sarah has been engaged with RIS from the beginning as a friend of Karen Wyckoff’s big brother, Peter. Sarah was a charter member of the Board of Directors. Over a dozen years she served in many positions…
Rein in Sarcoma Board member and Research Committee Chair, Dr. Larry Seymour made a major announcement at our Fall Fundraiser in Minneapolis of the 2017 awarding of $65,000 in new sarcoma research grants to Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, the Mayo Clinic and SARC in Michigan. The evening also included a new commitment to…
This month, we would like to recognize Jim Herbert for his time and commitment to our annual Party in the Park over the past 12-plus years! As a veteran, former air traffic controller, Mediterranean Sea sailor raising cancer awareness on the journey, AND high school teacher, Jim is a very interesting man! We have been…
Valeria Lopez Torres is a graphic designer and educator currently based in Minneapolis. After chairing the PR/Marketing Committee, she now serves in the RIS Board of Directors. Prior to joining the Public Relations and Marketing team in 2015 and befriending sarcoma survivors, Valeria had no connection to sarcoma cancer. She has become an invaluable leader…
The awarded research grants for 2017 are as follows: Engaging the immune system as a strategy for sarcoma therapy Principal Investigator: Antonella Borgatti, DVM, MS Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences College of Veterinary Medicine and Masonic Cancer Center Co-Investigator: Daniel Vallera, PhD, Professor, Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine and Masonic Cancer Center Grant:…
At the 15th Party in the Park, we honored the life of Karen Wyckoff who created Rein in Sarcoma and its signature event in July of 2001, a month before she died losing her battle to synovial sarcoma. One of her best friends and current RIS board member Janelle Calhoun remembered Karen during the opening…
Rein in Sarcoma’s five new Sarcoma Scholars from the Mayo and University of Minnesota Medical Schools were announced at the 2015 Party in the Park. Introduced by Dr. Kathryn Dusenbery of the University of Minnesota and Jean Stahl of the Mayo Clinic the five scholars are: Brenden Coutu University of Minnesota Medical School Brendan graduated…
